🌱 How detectives traced a stolen police gun back to North Miami.
North Miami, Florida Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning North Miami! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How detectives traced a stolen police gun back to North Miami.
- TikTok feud in North Miami ends with gunfire and an arrest.
- How losing TPS workers is hitting one North Miami business
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, with a high of 88 and low of 80 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Humid with a heavy t-storm, temps: high: 89, low: 81.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 91 and low of 82 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Detectives recover stolen police-issued handgun after North Miami-Dade burglary arrest (wsvn.com) — A North Miami–datelined report details the arrest of a 21-year-old accused of burglarizing an unmarked City of Miami police vehicle in the North Miami-Dade area and stealing guns and law enforcement gear. Detectives say they recovered one stolen handgun and linked the suspect to a pawned gold bracelet, with a judge now holding him without bond on the armed burglary charge. 
• TikTok fight escalates into gunfire; Miami woman arrested, police say (wsvn.com) — In a North Miami–datelined case, police say an online feud that started on TikTok Live led to a face-to-face confrontation, gunfire, and a woman being shot in the leg. Investigators arrested a Miami woman they allege fired first, concluding the other gunman was walking away when she opened fire.
• ‘Implementing terror': Miami business owners feel the pain of losing TPS workers (sun-sentinel.com) — A North Miami event planner says losing workers with Temporary Protected Status has already disrupted her business, with staff too afraid of immigration enforcement to show up for jobs. Alongside another Miami entrepreneur, she describes how the end of work permits for many Haitians is straining local operations and deepening anxiety in immigrant communities.
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- The Fresh Market posted a job opening for Food Production Specialist in North Miami Beach. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
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- Former Heat player's Miami Beach mansion among top luxury contracts and sales (miamiherald.com)
- Clara scores $102M refi for pricey Bay Harbour Islands apartment development (therealdeal.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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